Shops are open 7 days a week, from 8:30 to 5:00 with some shops having slightly different hours.

Some shops are closed on Sundays but not all.

It is very crowded on Sat-Sun and holidays. The walking lane in Chinatown, Bangkok, is known as Sampeng Lane (signs say Soi Wanit 1) and it’s the only place in all of Thailand to get cotton quilt fabric at cheap prices. There are a lot of fabric shops! Diana drew up a map showing the shops that have 100% cotton. Bolts wrapped in plastic are for sale by the bolt. The shop numbers go in order so you can find a shop by it’s number with even numbers on one side, odd on the other. If you buy less than 10 meters of fabric, the price is retail but still cheap, as low as 35 baht per meter ($1 per yard). If you buy 10 meters or more, which can be various fabrics from one shop, the price is wholesale which means about a 25% discount. Minimum cut is 1 meter, sometimes 2. The shopkeepers are honest and the prices are low. Watch out for pickpockets though. The closest skytrain station is Hua Lampong, or Wong Wian Yai and get a taxi to Sampeng. Or arrive by boat at N 5 Ratchawongse or N 6 Memorial Bridge (Saphan Phut) and walk.

Don’t bargain! It’s not a bargaining place! If you buy in quantity, you get the wholesale price. For example if you buy a dozen sarongs, or 10 meters of fabric or more, you get the wholesale price. These shops sell in quantity! Thanks for reading and have fun!

#60 Pornsawad – felt by the meter in 26 different colors. The price is 100 baht per meter. It is 36 inches wide. They also stock lace, lining, lightweight cotton fabric in solid colors, net, burlap, tassels and velcro in many colors.

#96 Vibul Kit – sarong fabric which can be used for quilting. It is owned by Adella. We stop by here often to see if new designs are out. Linda can’t go past this shop without buying more fabric!

#277 Fabric House – every fabric in this store is guaranteed 100% cotton. They have fat quarters, remnants and imported Japanese fabric.

Hi! First of all thanks for setting this great page up. I was planning to go shopping on the 12th of August, but just realized it’s a big holiday in Thailand. Can you tell me if the shops are usually open on this day? Thank you

Had a great afternoon here buying fabric. Lowestablished price 40 baht per metre and highest 89 baht. Some places have 2m min cut. Spent around 50 euro in total and a rec kind I have about 30m of fabric. Wouldn’t have gone but for this site so thank you!🙂 am going to have lots of fun quilting when I get home🙂

Hi I m looks big for viscose print which we see in beautiful dresses in bankok.. I m from Sri Lanka all the way.. I couldn’t find beautiful viscose since I have a skin irritation for synthetic fabric.. I m leaving tomorrow ..

hi , I just wanted to thank you for providing such a great resource. I am gathering fabrics for our “Days for Girls” team and going to try and find a flannel supplier and a second snap machine so you have given me some great places to try. I am also hopeful to find little plastic poly pellets, we can’t get them here in Oman so I am wondering if these are something you have seen in bagkok. Anyway just wanted to say thanks , I know its an old post but it has obviously helped loads of people.

hi again, I just wanted to say thank you to Jill, this map way brilliant. I spent 4 hours making my way down this “lane” it was brilliant. Sadly no one had flannel but I did find loads of other goodies.

Dear Jill, when I was in Bangkok a few weeks ago there was a shop at sampeng lane selling only iron on patches – but thousands of it. Could you help me out with name and contact details? I wanted to order some of these patches online. Thank you!

Hello from Austria! Im looking fór a good 4 way stretch spandex for mermaid tails, swim leggings and Bikini…Im running a swim School and we also do mermaiding. I would come to Thailand and make a first contact an ddeal. At first i would need 150 Y 4 different spandex…can you help me? Thanks a lot and happy new year! regards Katja

Hi, I am looking for funky upholstery fabric for sofas, armchairs etc.
Candy colours or big prints would be great. Is there anywhere on Sampeng or in Paruhat where you have seen furnishing fabrics? Went to day to Sampeng but couldn’t find any. Very grateful for your help!! Isabell

I want to buy tops for women with swarovski on them. Where can i find these in Platinum mall in bangkok. Can you give me the store name along with the email id of the store if possible. I want to buy in bulk.

Thanks for al your good advise , now to another question … I’m looking for tassel too tie back curtains , do you now wher i can find it , and not just one or Two … About 50 pcs ich .. Best regads Zanna

Hi, I’m looking for cotton jersey, to make t-shirts. I’ve only seen it Gemini, but they have mostly the plain colors. You any other place where they sell cotton jersey, but with some patterns? Thanks!!

Hello im reading about places such as Pahurat, sampeng lane and chinaworld.
Are these places located close to each other or are they essentially the same place.
I want to plan a trip to purchase quilting fabrics. Could you give me addresses. So I can locatee a hotel near by.
Thank you

They are located together. Chinatown, called Yaowarat in Thai, contains a walking lane “Sampeng”. Pahurat is next to Chinatown, with even more fabric shops. The address for the shops is Soi Wanit 1, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100.

First let me thank you for taking the time to share this information on line. I am in Bangkok for a couple of months as my daughter is having her first baby. Last time, based on your information I was able to get a whole stack of quilting fabrics! This time I am looking for cotton crochet thread to make handbags. Want to crochet a tote bag. Any idea where I can get this? Thanks once again

Moda fabric can be found mixed in with other brands at Kimono Shop at Chinaworld. There is a lady on the corner of Sampeng Lane and Chakrawat Road selling flannel. Not in a shop, but just at a counter on the side of the road.

Hi,
I’ll be in bangkok very soon and I wanna buy bag making fabrics and sheets, interfacing,washer, anvil, metal frames for clutch bags and also leather, wooden handles.Could you plz tell me where can I get these bag making stuffs in Sampeng lane?
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so wooden, leather handles.

Hi, I’ll be in Bangkok next week and the market sounds great. Amongst other things I’m looking for fiberfill to us to stuff an ottoman and some sew in interfacing. Have you seen these? Perhaps at the place that sells wadding? Thanks Janelle

Hi
I’m going to Sampeng Lane in March and would like to know where to find craft embellishments, bows, ribbon, cord, paper flowers etc. I was there 2 yrs ago and only found 1 shop. I was told there were/ are many more. I must have missed it. Please help and where possible give shop numbers sothat I would know which direction to go. The taxi usually drops you off and yoy join the lane but could be walking in the opposite direction. Thanks for the valuable info.

Scroll to the top of this page and you can print the map, this whole area is the fabric and notions area, if you go in the opposite direction you will find accessories, clothes and toys. The best place to start is the fabric shop ‘Kikuya’ (ask motorcycle, taxi or tuk tuk for kick-oo-yaa, most know it) on Soi Vanit 1(soi wanit noong), walk ACROSS the road from Kikuya and continue down the lanes opposite, not the lanes on the same side as Kikuya. Following these lanes all the way through will take you past all the notion shops you need🙂

In Sampang Lane you’ll find all the accessories you’re looking for, but there’ll be very little when it comes to imported quilting fabric. There are 2 shops in Sampeng, they are franchise shops and won’t be cheap compared to the market shops. ‘Fabric House’ (Written on map as Cotton House’) and ‘Kikuya’ which is on the main road before you enter the lane for Fabric House, they will have some. Also China World has a shop on the ground floor opposite True Coffee that has imported US and Japanese fabrics, limited choice but very cute and also very expensive! I was quoted between 250 -400 Baht per yard there, but the fabric is nice! I always start at Sampeng (beginning of map) and walk all the way through to China World, it’s quite a way but you get to see everything, and you come out in India town, where all the Indian fabrics are🙂 Good luck! I would dedicate at least one whole morning and early afternoon to it!

Hi! Really great information about Sampeng. Thank you for sharing! I am planning a short trip to Bangkok in Nov and would like to know how much time I should allocate to Sampeng Lane and China World. I am looking for US & Japanese quilting cottons. Other things I will be checking out are notions such as zippers, zipper sliders, buttons & cotton tape/crochet lace tapes. Which place is more worthwhile to spend more time in? I may only have from morning to around 4pm to spare. Any advice is appreciated. Oh, and which place should I go first, Sampeng Lane or China World? THank you!!

Thank you Shola,
That means i shld take a taxi down from pratunam at 3pm the latest. To kikuya go all the way down is sampeng…. I wanted to nuy kitty stuff n etc not cloth…
So where is the t&k? Can i know which road i need to turn in to t&k seafood before i miss out?
Thank u so much…

HI, Sorry I don’t know T&K😦 Just take the lane going down next to the Kikuya shop on Ratchawong Rd, 3pm traffic will be better than 4 but going back will be very very slow after you finished shopping, if you can get there in the morning it’s much better!

Ask to be taken to Kikuya (Kik-oo-ya) in Ratchawong Rd, 4pm is a very busy time on the roads , I’d advise morning or early afternoon as traffic will be v bad between 4 -7pm. For clothing and accessories you need to start at Kikuya, Sampeng Lane continues down, next to the Kikuya shop, this is the area you will need…The opposite side is mostly fabric but does have some accessory shops……http://pantip.com/topic/30649157 (picture of entrance to Sampeng Lane Kikuya side..you can just see ‘UYA’ mid top photo in red/white, this is the Kikuya shop)
Happy shopping🙂

Hi wil be visitin sampeng lane for hello kitty stuff,ladiez shoes n clothes..
Ard 4pm… I will take taxi to sampeng lane from pratunam? Is there other streets name that is nearer to start the shop other then cloth? Is it near to T&K seafood stall? Can i walk over. Tk for dinner after shopping? Can u advise me on that? Appriciated

Hi there – amazing
Info, thank you!! Do you happen to know of an honest semstress/dress maker who can copy items and do alterations in Bangkok? I find the normal tailor houses to be overwhelming and just want some little Thai lady who can sew🙂

Thank you for all this information! Being relatively new to BKK, I’m looking forward to utilizing your well done research of this area! I’ve organized a group of ladies to go shopping this weekend and your map and information is greatly appreciated!

Hong Garment Accessories on the Sampeng Map have all of these items, Rotary Cutters and cutting mats are still quite expensive as they are brand name import. I buy regular cm cutting mats in stationary shops in town (b2S etc) and mark them myself in inches, much much cheaper!
HTH’s🙂

How much for rotary cutters and cutting mat in Hong garment do u know? and give me address where can i buy regular cm cutting mats in stationary shops in town, i’m in bkk on next tuesday ^^ hope to see your reply

If you follow the map on this site, it has quite a few shops that sell quilted fabric, not all the shops are on the map but if you follow the main lane ‘Vanit 1’ on this map you will definitely find some! I was just there Friday, in that area and I saw some here and there, sorry I can’t give you a specific shop, it’s not something I ever buy:)

Keep on walking down, it’s quite far from Gemini but there’s another shop selling only stretch fabrics (mostly shiny) and some voile types, if you look on the Sampeng map (this site) it’s the area of lane between Trok Hua Met and Chakrapet, on the left hand side, (going toward Pahurat area) It’s a large shop, outside at the front are long vertical bolts of sheer and stretch fabic, walk inside and there’s also thin shiny and swimwear fabrics, all bolts are about 60 -80 inches and most are between 59-89 baht per meter, v cheap! (I’m sure it’s AFTER ‘HOng Garment Accessories’)
HTH’s!

Hi there, I am after 2-way or 4-way stretch polyester lycra…. 40 denier…
I am in BKK now, and have spoken with Gemini, but their stock is quite dull with no sheen..
DO you know of ANY other places I could try??
Desperate to find it!!
Thank you!!

Hello, I would love to know where I can get a rich supply of Japanese cotton fabrics especially the soften more muslin like printed ones. I have seen a selection at Kimono Shop in China World Mall but where else? Would appreciate the help.
Thank you.

Hi, do you know if there are also places here that can copy clothing items, ie actually do the sewing? I know there are a lot of tailors in Bangkok but I am just looking for copies to be made of items I already own. Thank you🙂

Depends what kind of clothing it is, most tailors will copy a shirt or trousers/skirt for you but they don’t seem to copy knit (stretch) fabric stuff, I think they just generally don’t work with that fabric, I’ve asked in the past.

yes, about half is fabrics and the other half is everything else, bags,clothes accessories etc. Look at the map above and just walk the opposite way at Rathawong road where the map starts, the rest of Sampeng Lane goes on from there.

There’s’ #166 L. Gemini ‘ that sells only jersey type knits. I’ve seem swimwear lycra in only one shop which is on the same side, just a shop or few after #48 Hong Garment Accessories, they have their fabric bolts upright/vertically displayed, you need to walk through those and go to the back right hand side and there is the swimwear fabric, this is the only shop in Sampeng I’ve seen that sells this type of fabric. If you ask for Spandex a lot of shops will have it but it’s not the swimwear kind. Decent lycra fabric is hard to come by, Gemini only have mostly solid colours, the other shop has some nice patterned stuff, very cheap but low quality, the swimwear stuff that they have is an ok quality though there is not much variety.
Hope that helps, sorry I don’t know the exact location or name of the shop:/

Jill, thank you for the information above on swimwear fabric. I too would like to purchase some for making swimsuits. Do you have any more current information? Do the two shops you mentioned – L. Gemini and Hong Garment still sell Lycra swimwear?
Thanks! Amber

There’s plenty of Post Offices around although I don’t know of a specific one near the market. There’s tons and tons of fabric shops, you need to start a little way down Sampeng lane (Soi Wanit 1) at the ‘Kikuya’ fabric shop, though this is a proper fabric shop and not really cheap,cross the road and carry on walking down the lane from there and it’s like a mile of fabric shops all different:)

You can buy any amount here, a lot of the shops sell at a discount for ‘wholesale’, which is usually always 3 pieces and up, except for the fabric shops where everything is by the meter:) Hope that helps.